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Prothena 10% owner William P Scully buys $1.2 million of shares

Open market purchase reported on Form 4, filed Oct 26, 2026.

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William P Scully, a holder of more than 10% of the shares of Prothena (PRTA), bought 150,000 shares in open market purchases between Oct 22, 2026 and Oct 23, 2026, about $1.2 million at an average price of $8.15 a share, according to a Form 4 filed with the SEC on Oct 26, 2026.

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What We Know

The filing lists 2 open market purchase lines: • Oct 22, 2026: 100,000 shares at $8.19. • Oct 23, 2026: 50,000 shares at $8.07.

After the last purchase, the filing reports 1,187,000 shares held directly in that account.

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The purchases raised the holding reported in that account by about 14%, computed from the filed share counts. An open market purchase is made with the insider's own money at the market price, unlike option exercises or stock awards, which this brief excludes. The filing does not say why the insider bought.

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Limits. Insiders must report trades within two business days; this brief covers one filing and does not net it against sales by the same person or other insiders. Prices are as filed; where a line shows a weighted average, the filing's footnotes give the range.

Method and source. Octans Research reads the structured Form 4 filed with the SEC, keeps open market purchases (code P) only, and computes the total value and the average price from the filed share counts and prices. The filed price must sit within 25% of the closing price on the trade date. The text is generated by a fixed template; no model wrote it.

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$PRTA adjusted close, last 6 months $PRTA adjusted close, last 6 months: series falling from 10.6 to 8.8 (−17.2%) from 2026-05-01 to 2026-10-27. Scale 7 to 12. 789101112 2026-05-012026-10-27 $PRTA ADJUSTED CLOSE, LAST 6 MONTHS −17.2% 8.81
Source: Tiingo · As of 2026-10-27Indicative, not investment advice.

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  1. [1]SEC EDGAR — Form 4 filed by William P Scully for Prothena, Oct 26, 2026

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